Bracelet.



A. H. BLISS.

' BRACELET APPLIOATION FILED muss, 1907. RENEWED APR. 10, 1909.

922,451 Patented-May 25, 1909.

SlllfirTlllts ANTHONY H. BLISS, OF NORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR TO A. H. BLISS COMPANY, OF N ORTH ATTLEBORO, MASSACHUSETTS, ACORPORATION OF MASSAOl-llj- SETTS.

BRACELET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 25, 1909.

Application filed June 3, 1907, Serial No. 378,984. Renewed April 10,1909. Serial No. 489,184.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AN'rnoNY H. Buss, a citizen of the United States,residing at North Attleboro, county of Bristol, Cemmonwealth ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBracelets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bracelets, collars and the like, andparticularly to flexible and cxpansible articles of this sort. The usualbracelet or collar of this type is made up of a plurality of unitsjoined together in such a way that they may be separated slightly sothat the article may be distended for the purpose of application to thewearer. In these devices it is desirable to have a considerable degreeof flexibility and at the same time the possibility of a considerabledegree of expansion, while the structure must remain simple and strongin its parts, cheap to make and easily assembled. lVith these featuresin mind I have devised my present device which consists of a pluralityof units connected by members having sliding engagements with at leastone of said units and resiliently attached thereto, as will be morefully described hereinafter.

In the specification which follows in which the structure of myinvention is described, like reference numerals indicate correspond ingparts throughout and these same numerals are applied to the drawingswhich form a part of the specification in which drawings,

Figure 1 indicates a portion of a bracelet in contracted position. Fig.2 a view of the same distended. Fig. 3 a rear view of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 anenlarged sectional View on the line 44 Fig. Fig. 5 a View of one of theunit shells. F 1g. 6 a view of the spring for holding the unitstogether. Fig. 7 a frame for containing a coupler, and, Fig. 8 aretaining pin.

1 are a plurality of unit shells having open ends 9 and back plates 2.

3 are hollow couplers or links for coupling the adjacent ends of theunits.

4 is a frame mounted within the unit shells and having on opposite sidesat one end a perforation 5 and a slot 6 for receiving the ends of a bentspring 7 which is contained within the hollow coupler or link 3 and engages with its ends the frame 4.

8 is a retaining pin which is passed through one end of the link 3 forholding it within one of the units 1.

In assembling my device I place a plurality of shells 1 hollow side upin a row with their open ends 9 adjacent. I then insert within thehollow coupler or link 3 a spring 7 with its ends protruded from theside. The coupler or link is then placed within the frame 4 and one endof the spring 7 hooked into the hole 5 and the other end of the spring 7forced into the slot 6 which is then closed by pressure to hold it inplace. The link and frame are then inserted into one of the shells 1 andthe link then is slightly pushed, against the action of the spring 7,until its end enters through the opening 9 of the adjacent shell inwhich it is held by the retaining pin 8 which is passed through it. Inthis manner each one of the unit shells 1 is attached to the nextadjacent until all are united each to the next adjacent to form a stripor endless band as may be required. After the shells 1 are united eachto the next adjacent and the backs 2 are put on and the edges of theshells 1 turned down to hold them in place.

The hollow coupler 3 may be made in various forms, but I find the linkform illus trated to be very simple and satisfactory, as it can beflattened from tubing and makes an efficient retainer for the spring andan effective coupling means when combined for the retaining pin to giveflexibility in the joints.

The frame 4 may be modified in form or may be dispensed with altogether,but I find it a useful element and one which greatly assists theassembling of the parts of the article. The spring 7 may be bent invarious forms so. long as it has a resiliency in the direction of theexpansion of the strip.

What I therefore claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a hollow linkuniting said units and having a sliding engagement with one of saidunits, and means contained within said link for resiliently holding saidlink within said unit.

2. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a hollow linkpositively engaging one unit and slidably engaging the other unit, aresilient member within said hollow link and having engagement with saidsecond named unit.

3. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a hollow linkpositively engaging one unit and slidably engaging the other unit, aresilient member passed through said hollow link and having its ends inengagement with said second named unit.

4. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a bar in oneunit, a hollow link engaging said bar and slidably engaging the otherunit, a resilient member passed through said link and having its ends inengagement with said second named unit.

5. In a device of the class described, a

pair of units, a frame within one of said units and attached thereto, ahollow link slidably mounted in said frame, means within said link andengaging said frame for resiliently holding said link in said frame, andmeans for connecting said link to said other unit.

6. In a device of the class described, a pair of units, a frame withinone of said units and attached thereto, a link slidably mounted in saidframe, a spring Within said link and having its ends engaging said framefor resiliently holding said link in said frame, and means forconnecting said link to said other unit. 7

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

ANTHONY H. BLISS. Vvitnesses NOAH W. HART, FRANK I-I. BLIss.

